Variety (July 1962)

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'}pital following ‘a’ ‘second heart: }" attack, ‘arid | long “a Staunch “|” ‘friend : ‘of SpyrosP, .Skoutas, .-; Brouston, Holden, Others |: a “Holly wood, “Sifly Be. Charlés K, Feldman, ‘head’-.of | Famous: ‘Artists® “Agency, planed. toParis. Saturday” (30)--on' first lap}. ‘Of a “three-week ‘tour. f° ‘Eurgpe-{. “for. meetings. ith’ clients. andothet ‘producers * Orr. “castings: for upeom~, ing. ‘pix. First: meet: ‘will: take’ ‘pags today “ (gi. with Darryl F. Zanuck, “Follows ‘ing sesh, Feldnian: heads for-Rome } “ for ‘confabs with’ Sidtiey -Buchman,-[ > 1.4 Joe Mankiewicz arid. “Walter Wan |. ger. ‘On’ ‘Thursday ‘t t5)"He will, get. together. ‘with. 20th-Fox | producer on hs ing. that” he will ‘not tolerate: cers favorably.” * tain. ‘future: operations. of the “coms | wills: ‘resume. “seshes with: Jack, . pany. ‘especially: when_it's’. beitig” , Dales, exec. secretary, of SAG, ond “./ administered -by Non-shawmen: * of: them, whi le: ‘eminently’ SUCERSS~ i ‘commitients., * redssociation’ with: 20th-Fox ‘Qik..a7 manage ment: and’: “* Tevel? “rather. ‘than as. “the indepen-} °*.* dent -producy “Pr she. now. ise stressed. eu: :. datonamy.! but. He.’ ‘has’ .also been! -Uknown ‘to express hiptself that: he + mo never mearit. solo. “autoneiny... Le respy cts. -C6r ‘porate control’ ‘but, in: “the. one . picture. inthe. vonipany* *S. such: -corporate. Setup, ‘he: would ine: *" Ststupon-the cooperation : of’: the, _.. s hoard. oF directors. ‘and its: ‘execue. “tive: sommitted. He-once express sed‘. Nto..the “profit, ‘colummn..: The’ -film’s “himself, 4 “i. ond-guessed by pros butik aot? lLeeho “of the Shappy“ biz-it's: been “amant tobe secondquessed. by a dmaPORTS nr 3.0 Wwisacvis “todar’. a “white: ‘elephant? LMight be. better of. with a_reritat b.o. is even more. :rah-rah, but this | “<stydio setup, bot-tie. is-dedicated -May: expectéd’ bétause of: the. Es: choot bu continiting, 2i1hFox: as: a: going.” “panok fegend: it. narrates.: 1 . usiness, . whe tat ot as Show: | basis... president,” a. Weeks ago;. : -ostensibly ~. huddling 5 tr sae with: pct ‘chaitman. . Samuel: I. Sanivel ‘Engel ‘in London: -. Then: -. -Rosenman:.on. merchandising plans | With: “lof. “The Longest Day" but ‘ke ‘then .cuntet. privately. with Robert: ehman-! pnd Judge: Rosenman “in. “the One} 2 Willianit “Ste. “Bros. The ; financier: is on. ‘the. board: !: Ss of, 20th-Fox. ‘and: one. of: the: dissi|. ident: ditectors, | along -avith : ‘ Jonn! « ban ‘Loeb. ‘(of ‘Cark” “NI. Rhoades.ee &Co:), and Milton: 8." “Gould. 4FOps: , resenting: “Treves’&..C0.; ' “brokerage -house: Which ‘ ‘eoutrols” ae se “block nf’ 20thFox. Stock). . ‘Ehe. goes: ‘on to Madrid: “for biz ‘sesh: *Samuél ” -Brojiston, ‘on ‘Rise’ { ahd: Fall of the.. Roman’ Enipire”. ‘and ‘two. other” -pix. -Following.”, ' this,. ‘Feldman’ heads ‘for. Rome’ for: la talk with indie product: wand Em ; Dassy: head’ Joe. Levinel: :,. First tivovisits. will be: With. Ww int Loeb Ham ‘Holden .-in. Paris ‘and ‘ML. : L! “EF tankovich:, Columbia -headOF Euf -ropear’. ‘production. in ‘England. ; Offi ices,” sof” Lehman’; another : a ion’ termination’: Of. Feldman’s pro|. “Zantick went: on record. ‘in“Seite, -ductionwaver: Talks .ate-eoing | ‘said the producer. whi’ 2r ‘return: ‘He: ha an-greem His’: Paris: stateinent stFe. ssed : with [SAG ‘sihee” 1939. “prolueer tt ‘that. “hte board of directors: is (pri: Psaids: _ >. marily ‘composed : ‘of: Very “Success: ° Meanwhile, "2 falcand. fimanartant. industrialists” "Féldinari | “plans. fo": be : (butt cunfornnigtely ‘tie: majority; Ofie: -of “two. remaining Columbia +. He: also hi as one-to ! 2 FuP in: their OIen:. fields, hare ito. “make ™ for "20th-Fox “brut dogsin't: "working. Rumitlvdaze of..or, expert. have~-any “idea: -Awhen,he’ Hy Bet Sa ence! in the motion picture. indus: ‘I , _try.: ‘Their’ financial. diterest: in ‘Fox: Be ‘ts negligilile.. hare a: larger’ ‘finanis Ng “ore ial. interest: in.-For than: the: ‘conte. } .$ -.bined “membership oF the” board + Gd Itself —_ of ‘diteérirs. Ae “eround. to. ity oe Zantke 6 hen. ‘first discussing his: : "I svigor ries AA JACK: ‘PITM: ‘ Ne ‘consultation: i-tha -fisealclieér, ‘is getting. it from. ; He* Sanivél Bronston’s “repertoire .. ‘that's. ‘achievi ing box| t could: singlehandedly ‘restore. AA Tdow'tind being, ec-. | UES... -performance. isa Nirtual " Close: The Sti dio? wP f _psestera -hémisphere: éxhibition.” : » sdlreetors.: shave: ‘expiessed. them shot, ‘in’ fact,” that: for ‘mutations: for-{" “Selves eso ' general: Telease remain, a3 of How, | ; Down “in ‘:the:. “Latin “al market. “where. “ ‘Cid’s"?.first key}. He. dogs éoneede. ‘lat. thie Studio. “ambiguous.:~ -operatious, cand. :20th-Fs “dates -launcliéd recéhtly, the: early “Se <mour Poe.” gaikick’s.” “gales, victory. S0...far is: -the ‘fact Eeid" | os oben: Weft: for ‘Partis” on Monday AQVE Was an: admitted gimble: for Steve : to: huddle: With = the ° “ptodurer on: “Broigty Re Co. ‘even. -eyoking. some ae “Longest. . Day." AS. Zanuck €x!+ avowed. ‘opposition. Within. theAA: fe pressed’: himself | “to -Varrety; his, pier rarchy. ‘The* ‘fear, cof “course, So: Samajor ‘concer. right now, "atid: ‘un. wy Sti. mid-August. fis: to” polish andi torical figure . would -hardly” bowl | VS SCOre | this“ ‘picture ‘‘ehiieh: has .béén_' dyer: . the” “Ameriéan“ ‘pirblic.’ ‘The|: Otherwise edited. ‘to -thrée. hours.” deat: ne and’ five. minites and) will” be: ‘Te-tsome: fimaricial” advatitages tothe}: Ds v Ieased in, that: ‘Tength. on. a Foad-j “t-comipany, but. probably. athe. deci|.’ i sive factor was the: assunrption: of): with. Bronstan... This indicates: “Zearitckdock nat. a ‘potent’ "marquee * :Via. yolv ed.. ‘the « “(Contiiued « ‘on: Page “By Peles: mee ar re Erip abroad will delay “his nego: ne aa tiations: with “‘Scréen:: Actors ‘Guild. ony . "Wer "Artists, “which. can” ‘use:| “EL. Cid.” Iv S|} * office | tieroles;.and. it's. thought j doing. ‘in. the’ foreign: markets; alhough . AX only “ benefiis-from} _ jAdditionalls” encouraging, is’ “the’ i oh. is: believed. ‘that: Zanuck’ put-. “fact ‘the: Bronston. production: has} ... hinsetf* om record’ that ‘it:may-be mich’ Mileage -Vet-to.cover, Pic: is |. one thitig to shut: :down the. studio’, ‘stillin three of: its” original: 31 dd|... mee operation: and coast ‘on. the. product: -mestic.. “nardticket .Funs,: . recently . +, 20th: Fox: ‘has * “gornpleted; and: Jet . -« ithe: “distribution ‘departinent con+unreserved?: engdgementy,. and .is | o “tinus: ‘with that: for . six ‘or. eight: stated for. over: 400°. more ‘through: mHoriths, but. he is opposed to -any _ the: -péak ° July-August: business: . Fiauidation: : of. 20th-Pox. fas. ‘seime + | pertod, Tt: -has.. prover. ‘such? a: hot: 3 :went ‘into: a ‘first -batch: of. ‘special. Making’ it” -a: particularly: ‘sweet | was “tlrat an-obstite” Spanish.. his. |" contained | | ff costars,|: “plan: to: “rush? over” *hecause. of ‘the: Charlton Hysign aud. Sophia. Lo: |: ae “resignation. af. ‘Skoura$:. arpon: ‘fail-4 Ten. : ot oy Ane to win over-the ‘dissident’ board | ; an members who. insisted -on. ‘a: ‘handed | a Of. management.’ :Skoiiras,” “PCr: Lots | angled: for both the ‘Pep : -and::snob |. mt _ tract. 80es under -Jifetime $50.600-. ‘trade, | .Gvearcontraet. after Sept: 30“ “tas . against | this: ‘current: $139,000 per | element ’:.in ‘the. ‘subsequent -nito7 annem). Tr the’ interim. he's StH -mentism: ‘damepstic sales,x.p.: :-Morey-|. : (Razz). Goldstein av ers that word|. aa Aaruck, | “whe: is” not’ ‘pitching |: of-moutt.. chas been: ‘the: big: factor. . He ‘openly’ for. tlie’ jab as: prez, despite Tt may ‘be, ‘as. the dominant. ‘criti |, rs mitch’ infracombanv feeling :; that} cal reaction: Suggested. that “Cid’: ty ne: ‘should ‘be’ “drafted? * -atso ‘has |/doesiitt: exactly. arrest the intellect. Js expressed hiniself-thatif he likes:|-What counts ‘is. that: it .clicks: as]: a sine “special committee's.’ choice or: “sheér, ‘action: ‘with. the: family. 6 cir= . “On: the. face: ot: it the inienéive’ ; tathipaign for’ {hie “pic. . carefully:|~ “awareness”. [| headache: .If he has: to pick ans one |. “Harry Brandt : & €o.. >. Hates: Brandt, ‘the ‘New. Yark “tHieatre” circuit -owner;: now, OWNS: around ‘90 1000. shares" ot), t* 20th-Fox. ' _ Sssociated. “yyittt Brandt’: ; Andusttialist.” “Fraricis” S;: Le. + “ vien,,. who .Bave’ ‘Uphis’ law . practice “iwhen. he ~ ‘became: can’ :Corp..-and”itsaffiliated .; ‘. ‘companies. Levieri | owns, 10>: | 000°' shares o£" 20thFox: and . ~chis family-and friends; includ-~" “ing ther Brandt holdings,reps :: E.. ‘Gould. ‘yecommerded . ‘finaneier ; Harry’ -Brandt — “has... board. Metro Overhead “Charges Lowest a cn Hollywood,: ‘July 3 32° eM charge‘to: lowest Jini: .inj dustry: Fanging ‘for: 18%: to: emaxiimim ‘of “21%: ‘Previous | _yearstudio's | flati4 "oe > start “Fair Gate" late “in year as‘: Mpate Was’ 5) Le -On.-June . 1. Feer: Weitman, put ‘into: effect economiés. and: hew.-ac | pendent."servicing ‘outfits. There: “after” charges: weremade only for} ae {actual use. of studio facilities,..so ‘al: ‘producer: ‘could xontrol. direct costs, [ppnetier te Was: of “MGM: or. Andie’ status. (Balaban & ran Breaks. "-Hardticket Pix Tabeo: In| ~ Booking of ‘Longest Day’ | "2° (Chieago, Juty.3:“Balaban &: Katz” is . breaking: ‘a longstanding : taboo. -against™-hard| ticket’ pix in -booking ‘20th’s'“SLonz| est. Dav”. for roadshowingat:::the “was bréaking precedent “for this “|-Pietyre-. ‘only “ins order’. that. it . Los’ ‘Angeles. © Palace. has apparently’ qecided to ‘remiain Bath. : no waa : Centiry-Fox‘and: have stolen’: ” War Relief; he. has: ‘been: one ‘of “legal: now, that: it comes safely kouras, “the: ‘shown ‘an, tas “That: “Skouras" ‘guccessor: has » oB¥IOUS: “That. ‘Skotitas’ ‘counsel,. aa: Wo. 2 Executive | toara “for a’ Position. on: athe {In -addition, ’. Ivy Clarkson. . ™.| board. chairman ‘Samuel, I RosenA riaii. ; ts ‘MGM“studio © has-‘reduced . its| ™S Studia | chief. Robert . Mi: lweitman. ‘reports. Analysis: for year ‘| ended: June. 1. calibrates: ‘charges ‘as: ly Et Ai 4, }eounting: “system. “whereby alt: _de-. n> “Roosevelt ‘Theatre Oct. 11. B. & K., prexy” Dave.Wallerstéin . said .che | might openin Chicago:at the'sanie. tine. that ‘it does: ‘in, New: York and, “Exhibitor ‘sources ‘say tiiat use. ‘of; the “Roosevelt,. ‘gerierally’ con:: ‘sidered ‘an : ‘action. house... results | -from shortage ‘of: hardticket thea-" ‘tres: in’ Chi; “now that.Cineramia has” taken, ‘over. the “MCVickers : arid ‘the | HISTORIC TRADE FIGURE. “fable” to.move subs¢ “quently with . Nobody: ‘in the. file ‘business’ mayBe. othier than. upset. “by: the ‘dit ficulties “Still confronting: ‘20th-Fox.. This. has-been a. dynamic ~ company: in: yesteryear ‘atid: -one must: hope; <nay pray, if: that’s “-Seléction. of a ‘No. 2. ‘man:in the | to succeed: exec. veep. William..C; is. | Michel who" is. expected to ‘retire | | Shortly,, Wil: not -be. decided awith-| outs consultation with the’ incoming : -president’ of Universal Ameri.'} PPEXvi Whoever. that may. be.’ last; “Wednesday” s' (27) ‘all-day “board ‘meeting: in New’ York.:The resent © 150,000. ‘shares. “ASSO=" fulltime. “eriploymént. contract of |", . elated with Levien, “al 0, is’: } i ; * (/in 1930° and .was..named-exec: veep Michel. :who jojned the company. “two -.¥earslater, expired last year. “other = management | [ shifts. are;seen as‘ inevitable. Skontas. ‘who. “officially retires ; } Sept. -$0, if no successor. is. found | before: ‘then, will continue ‘to ‘Hiavedas ‘voice’ in: these decisions, though * Lobviously: niot the’ -Inajor say-so.: He |. continues: ‘to. serve on. ‘the board. ed.and as a ‘‘meimber ‘of the: exec com mittee: In. addition, he: has a place 9+ én the committee searching. for’a! fi Hew Prexy.. ‘along “with Jahn Be Robert Léimani ‘and ‘Skoutas'. fulltime * ‘employment contract. ‘which® paid. him ° $139.000. Yast. year, does: not-.expire until “Dec: 31; 1963. after. Which he gets: $50. 009. for lifé:. .. 2 i a Kills Dub Tax: ' ‘Rome.: July.3 “paly's 3 Film: . Aid’: legislation * pected. to! ‘develop.:.. législation expired” Sat.: 130i. ‘been. asked for by ‘Yank companies, who have’ been-most regularly hurt prev idus ‘stary)}> Understood that house ‘discus| ‘sions included some ‘opposition ‘to ‘on: the. ‘part: of“ ‘Commies. and’ So| cialist:..These “are . said to. have modifications, if, the: ‘one ‘regarding. “Thése. last. niontibs. and years “have: ‘Been’. “convulsive” ‘at. 20th: attention. from -former. achieve-.| ‘ments’ ‘and longtime’ leadership inthe’ casé of Spyfos Skouras, _who'last wéek. stepped dowy. from. the. ‘presidency, though: staying . With ‘the.’ ‘board of:-difectors. and’ the. executive. committee.Per. --Spective: ‘will: be reestablished .in due course: Enough: now ‘to re. mind the trade-that. Skouras. lias long: beéri a: préstige: ‘figure in‘the industry. ‘Apart from: ‘the Horatio Algér aspects of his-per-._ $onal: lifé. and his. prominence. in: many: causes, not. only. Greek | the notables, of. the past dzcades. om fo ‘port soon: sin tee ieee cene : merther’ ‘account: for the Aifficulties hor contain: the: cure. lone: written: ‘an. impact. on ‘the -amlsethent” industr: y.Re lativelyrecently, in” ‘another. or. ‘the. in‘dustry's:: ‘Succession of Crises, he’ ‘stepped in with ‘CinemaScope =! and. gave the ‘whole: -motion. picture’ business. ‘renewéd. stimulus: There is: ‘nothing ‘more permanent than: a:.crisis in ‘the business there is:no -business. like. ‘The* latest; ‘of cotirse; is the Unprece: ‘dented, $39. 000, 008: investment. in Q. single production. : . consultant, ‘may have‘greater. value, “because: -ef its objectivity, ‘is alsé ‘obvious. ‘Certainly: ‘the ‘industry at latge’ wishes him and the: company. ‘he, headed: fot. 20 years 's nothing but ‘the: best. ~Aaother Consideration | -In'Re-Deal at 20th new: -20th-Fox. management setup, | Abolition: of. dub~ tax. ‘Rad Tong | -by---provision;, ‘and:..had ‘recently. been. promised. by’ ANICA topper | ‘Eitel:Monato.a$ key toother. mu-. tual concessions to. bé worked’ out. -betWeen, “MPEA and. ANICA. (See ‘the: abolition’: of the. dubbing tax ‘threatened... ta. demand ‘further. ‘the dubbing ? fees: was ‘passed. How“OVER, NO "serious, hitches dev ‘eloped: my ae A we stock. ‘That that may have been ax DEMANDS 2 mnTH AYLAN CHANGES From: his» Paris” headquarters ’ preducer (and largest: single 20th P. Skouras -and: ‘board. chairman ‘Samuel’ LL Rosenmaii. demandiag ‘that a special meeting of . stock holders ‘be.called within 30 days to. _ consider ‘changes in company: bylaws. Coming on top of the. producer's. | previous | statement: (see separate story), latest. Move is regarded in! | New York as a-clear call by Zanuck “to rally ‘independent stockholders -to ‘his side if. ‘his differences. of in-" terpretation w ith the present board | comes. to: a: ‘Share-counting. show| tomorrow ‘Thurs... : Zanuck’ is . -asking. ‘for ‘three things: (1): an “ainendment to the bylaws: to. increase “board member yship, from the presently: allowed 12. Lto. “24, together with ‘the election’. 0L.such ‘hew. directors; 12election “to All the vacancy ‘on. the present ‘board f there are. now. Ll members), with no. such. vacancy: to be. filled. _ | prior: to special owners’. meeting; “La3h another amendment ‘to provide | tiat only stockholders have author j “| ty. to increase or decrease the num: ’ ber Of. diréctors, . -and that only. holders’ be allow’ ed toelect. new. di-. : "Chamber. vf “Deputies | has * “extended ®: ‘the current. Italian |’: through’ 4 March:311963. at .the same. time. ~ [however -abolishing the: ‘dubbing | | tax, proviso’: ‘contained: in the aid law. .. “Extension " must “now... be. Okayed . by the: Senate” ‘Subcommit| tee as Ww ell,‘but: mo. ‘hitches are ex-. ‘Law: : should’ therefore become .a. ‘fact by early | next; week: at :fhe™ ‘latest. ‘Previous | rectors. eve of July 4th holiday, neither | Skouras. nor.. Rusenmiin had commented ‘on’ the. ‘Zanuck-reyuest,: It present. board. decline to call such a thé holding’ of the meeting.if-he can . stuck. ayants, “its. presént company. bylaws. Zanuck is believed to hold. 110.000. shares. 80.760 shares,’ with’ another 17. 040 ‘thrown together, would ‘be :s)me (B45, shares outstanding. as of Marc” the’ block of -stock’ owned .and/or -Cark: M. ‘Loeh, Rhoades & Co. Just. ‘how big-this is.at the present. time. cannot. be ascertained.. but ahout 14 months’ ‘aga a spokesinan ‘for. the almost “257% of ‘the “outstanding ‘exaggeration, is. suzgested by the ‘on. the. 20th’ boars’ have not been. a very” free hand: pected: to’ bé.: held tomorrow “4tThurs.),. but no immediate. decision™ is. likely, ‘Though the committee ‘has. been! reported desiring ‘to take: Hits time, there is a-feeling: that the Zanuck . statement may hasten a decision... Committee. to. pick the n | Fkoutas Sucressor includes: Skouras, Roseman, MiJtan! S.Gould and John L..Loeb repping’ Treves and. Clarkson and . Loeb), Robert L. | Robert Lehman. {Ta the list of possible successors, which. “already includes” Zanuck, Max, ‘Youngs‘ein’ -Jim--Aubrev, Peter Levathes, the rumor mills’ j has ‘added those of Columbia‘s Mike at Frankovitch and Seven Arts toppers. , Eliot Hyman ind Ray. Stark. A mem‘ber of. the president-searching com-. mittee’ cautioned against ‘Speculation. saying that just about every re sponsible exec in-the industry “hag. a “Kinigsize. job ‘ahead. ‘of: him 4s -] been mentioned, at one: time or this..time’ from. the ‘sidelines, aS: fe said, would be to set up_a “set Of . guiding principles and proce-. act by which the committee will Pact 0 “ another.”.: | Tomorrow's Mecting, Fox’ stockholder? Darryl 'F. ‘Zanuck _ ‘| on Monday 2). tabled rexy: Spyros -What. were deseribed as. “infor=| y P BY mat” -discussions” ‘about: ‘this num-. ‘| ber two. post WeFe « ‘held, . following: several important. ; dawn. Zanuck is due in New York. AL early press’ time ‘Tuesday: on: ao ‘was said. elsewhere that Should the , “Spécial. meeting, Zanuck could forea*: : prove that 25° ofthe outstandag _ as. specified -in * Skouras “as. of March 30:owned” held by. his family. ‘That. block, it thing less than’ 10°> of the 2.545~ Against: ‘these holdings. would ba. ‘controlled. by. the Freves & Co., and: ‘group estimated it -could call -on-. fact that, the TrevesLoeb ‘reps. ‘Meanwhile. the first meeting of 4 the: ‘committee {o pick a successor | to. retiring prexy, Skouras was ex 2 em pee